Chapter 245: I Really Didn't Come Here to Ask for a Reward

Meow meow meow?

They’re here to help us?

That’s a bit…

Ling Xiaoyou cast a strange glance at the few demons that had been tying them up earlier, then looked back at the group, her expression somewhat subtle.

You all came over to help us, yet ended up getting tangled up here, so it wouldn’t be right to scold you. Ahem, after all, they did mean well, and if we were to—

After some conversation, Ling Xiaoyou learned that they had come because her clone stationed outside had suddenly vanished, and sensing the critical situation inside, they had urgently allocated personnel to come assist.

However, because the restriction was still in place, only those who could still maintain combat effectiveness under its influence could be deployed, and then…

And then they got cornered by demons right here.

Still, these few from the Regulatory Division understood that they had botched this job. They had come to help people, only to end up being rescued by the very people they were supposed to assist—how embarrassing was that?

So they all kept their silence, standing as still as statues.

It wasn’t until Ling Xiaoyou asked them a question that these “sculptures” finally turned back into people and said, “The situation outside?”

Ling Xiaoyou gave a small nod. She didn’t hold any disdain for these people who had failed to rescue others and ended up being rescued themselves. Sure, their track record was a bit lacking, but their intent to help was still good.

After all, what matters is the deed, not the intention.

Compared to that matter, Ling Xiaoyou was far more concerned about the situation outside. She remembered that before she left, the outside was still being constantly attacked by the demon army, and she had no idea how things were now.

The few of them exchanged glances, and in the end, they decided that the patroller who had been loading spirit stones into the law array—the one Ling Xiaoyou was somewhat familiar with—would come forward to explain:

“The situation outside is still fairly optimistic. Team Leader Lin is currently leading us in using battle formations and other methods to slaughter the demons, and our spirit stone reserves can hold out for a while longer.”

“Team Leader Lin?”

Ling Xiaoyou was taken aback and asked in confusion, “Wasn’t she—cough—suppressed by the restriction? Why is she the one commanding now? Shouldn’t it be the Vice Captain?”

With that, she looked at Bai Shuanglian, using her eyes to ask whether the other party knew anything about this.

Bai Shuanglian had mentioned earlier that she had originally gone outside to look for Ling Xiaoyou. Although she had missed her, she should still have some understanding of the outside situation, so she could ask when all this had started.

With the tacit understanding between the two, no words were needed. Bai Shuanglian immediately understood what Ling Xiaoyou meant and shook her head, indicating that her understanding was about the same as Ling Xiaoyou’s.

“Although Team Leader Lin’s strength is indeed suppressed by the restriction right now, her combat experience is still very rich, and she’s excellent at commanding battle formations and such.”

With that, the spirit stone-loading patroller paused briefly before continuing, “As for the Vice Captain… he’s already left the protective shield.”

“Left? Where did he go?”

The spirit stone-loading patroller looked toward the eastern direction, as if he could see through the walls to the Vice Captain fighting hard, and said, “He led a group of people to break through the encirclement. He’s going to destroy the demon-summoning array.”

Ling Xiaoyou was genuinely stunned this time.

Wow, that bold?

That was probably already a demon horde on the scale of millions—and he dared to charge out?

Actually, the fact that he even managed to break through was impressive in itself.

As if sensing Ling Xiaoyou’s shock, the spirit stone-loading patroller smiled and said, “The Vice Captain said, if a young girl like you dares to charge in to protect the Earth Vein Heart, then how could he, a grown man, not dare to try destroying the array?”

Ling Xiaoyou recalled the Vice Captain’s rigid face and expression, and felt that it was indeed something he would say.

“No wonder when I went out earlier, I saw those people fully armed—they must have been preparing to break through the encirclement.”

Bai Shuanglian also recalled the scene she had witnessed when she went outside earlier and said so.

As the two conversed, they had already arrived at the exit of the Exorcists Association.

After all, when Ling Xiaoyou had encountered these people earlier, they were already near the exit, so it didn’t take long for them to come out.

The moment she stepped out, Ling Xiaoyou looked around, wanting to see how things were now, and then she saw…

Team Leader Lin was being carried on the back of a young woman from the medical personnel in a very maidenly pose, watching the Regulatory Division patrollers under her command slaughtering demons nonstop. The sight was about as odd as it could get.

On a side note, because of the height difference, Team Leader Lin’s legs were almost dragging on the ground, giving off quite the feeling of a small horse pulling a big cart.

Ling Xiaoyou barely suppressed her laughter and walked over to Team Leader Lin’s side together with Bai Shuanglian.

Completely absorbed in commanding the battle, Team Leader Lin didn’t notice their arrival. It wasn’t until Ling Xiaoyou stood by the side watching for a while and couldn’t help but let out a soft cough that she finally drew the other’s attention.

“Huh, you two are back? How’s the situation? Do you need reinforcements?”

The moment she saw the two of them, Team Leader Lin quickly set aside her command. Clearly, the sudden disappearance of Ling Xiaoyou’s clone earlier had frightened her quite badly. She was worried the two might have run into some trouble inside, and also worried that things might be heading in a bad direction, which was why she was asking so urgently now.

“The situation with the Earth Vein Heart inside is mostly safe now.”

Ling Xiaoyou explained their earlier ordeal to Team Leader Lin, who listened while letting out exclamations of amazement one after another.

When she heard that the two had destroyed Weisasi’s clone in the end, Team Leader Lin let out a long breath of relief, as if she had just finished running a marathon of several hundred miles.

Team Leader Lin looked at the two of them with great solemnity. Ling Xiaoyou had never seen the other party look so solemn and serious before—even back at the research institute, she hadn’t been this earnest.

“I really can’t thank you two enough for this.”

Then, Ling Xiaoyou sensed the other party struggling to get down from the medical sister’s back, seemingly intending to bow to them in gratitude.

Seeing this, Ling Xiaoyou quickly stopped her and said, “Alright, no need to get down. When it comes to gratitude, the thought is what counts. After all, with you looking this frail and weak right now, I’m really afraid that the moment you get down, you’ll just go ‘thump’ into a full prostration—it’s not even New Year yet!”

“Don’t you go twisting my meaning on your own, hey!”

Team Leader Lin said, clapping her hands, “I’ll definitely report this great achievement back! The gratitude is very much there!”

Ling Xiaoyou: “…”

Hearing Ling Xiaoyou’s words, Team Leader Lin looked as if she had a sudden realization: “No, I didn’t mean my gratitude like that… I really just meant gratitude in the pure sense.”

“Gratitude? Oh, right, we really should give you two some gratitude!”

Ling Xiaoyou: “…”

I really didn’t come here to ask for a reward!